TENNIS FINALIST WALKS OFF
PARTNER IN TEARS ON RETIREMENT Col ling wood "Tcddv" Tin J in;.;' walked off the court at Buxton lawn lennis tournament, and said: "Never in my life have I played in front of such a terrible audience." His partner, Miss Georgic Woodgatc, was in tears when they retired from the final of the open mixed doubles. The crowd, which had seemed to be anti-Tinling all the afternoon, kept up a continual barracking. J. Statham and Miss E. Middleton were left on the court with the score at set-all. Tinling, 6ft sin, is a dross designer, and makes a specialty of women's sports wear. He designed "Gorgeous'' Gussy Moran's outfit.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 15118, 29 October 1949, Page 6
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